Corunna, Michigan
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Corunna is a city in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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 of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,381. It is the county seat
County seat
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 of Shiawassee County
Shiawassee County, Michigan
-Transportation:-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 71,687 people, 26,896 households, and 19,849 families residing in the county. The population density was 133 people per square mile . There were 29,087 housing units at an average density of 54 per square mile...

. The City of Corunna is located within Caledonia Charter Township
Caledonia Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Caledonia Charter Township is a charter township of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,427 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*Middletown is an unincorporated community within the township between Corunna and Owosso....

, although it is an independent political entity.

Michigan Governor Andrew Parsons
Andrew Parsons
Andrew Parsons was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life in New York:Parsons was born in Hoosick, New York...

 was a long-time resident of Corunna. A historical marker commemorating Parsons in Corunna was erected in 1969

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8 km²), of which, 3.1 square miles (8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (1.28%) is water.

Major highways

  • M-21
    M-21 (Michigan highway)
    M-21 is an east–west state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan connecting the cities of Grand Rapids and Flint. The highway passes through rural farming country and several small towns along its course through the Lower Peninsula...

  • M-52
    M-52 (Michigan highway)
    M-52 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. The southern terminus is on the Ohio border, where it continues as State Route 109 . The highway passes through communities like Adrian, where it intersects US Highway 223 , Chelsea and Webberville along its course...

  • M-71
    M-71 (Michigan highway)
    M-71 is a state trunkline highway in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It serves as a connector between M-21 in Owosso to Interstate 69 southwest of Flint...


Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 3,381 people, 1,320 households, and 819 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,095.0 per square mile (422.5/km²). There were 1,407 housing units at an average density of 455.7 per square mile (175.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.36% White, 1.06% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.56% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.54% of the population.

There were 1,320 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,831, and the median income for a family was $41,705. Males had a median income of $29,668 versus $22,875 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $17,053. About 10.0% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over.

Film

In 2005, filmmaker Bryan McGuire produced/directed/wrote a documentary chronicling what life in Corunna is like entitled Stay on the Tarvey. The film included interviews with current and former residents and explored topics such as race relations, family values and "hickdom".

External links

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